Alexandra - Food Policy Council by iohann rashi vega

Recibimos con un mucha alegría, a Daliana Alvarado, creativa puertorriqueña, comunicadora, gestora cultural y co-creadora de un blog cultural llamado "Con Sabor a Coco".

Daliana fue por varios años la voz anfitriona de un programa de radio producido por Iohann en los primeros años de la década del 2000 en WRTU en Puerto Rico, enfocado en la exploración de nueva música con influencias eclécticas de distintos géneros, épocas y culturas: Travel Lounge.

Después de varios años sin contacto, Dalliana, ahora establecida en la ciudad de Nueva York comparte con nosotros y este episodio es una reunión en la que nos ponemos al día y conoceremos sobre el trabajo que Daliana ha hecho con su proyecto "Con Sabor a Coco", así como la aportación cultural de las tradiciones puertorriqueñas a través del trabajo de su familia en Orocovis. La Familia Alvarado.

Para conocer más sobre el trabajo de Daliana puede visitar: http://www.consaboracoco.com/

Reyna Tropical at Millpond Live.

We welcome Fabi Reyna to Massachusetts, and after her amazing performance at Millpond Live on September 9, we got a moment to talk briefly about her work as Reyna Tropical, and the importance of her motto Queer Love, Afro-México.

Also we talked about her inspiration, the She Shreds magazine she founded a decade ago and continues being a forum to amplify the work of female guitarists and bassists.

Lastly, we addressed the deep meaning of Reyna Tropical's latest song, "Pajaritos", released this same day of the interview, and being this the last song made by Fabi and Sumohair, before his passing.

Find more about Reyna Tropical on lareynatropical.com

La celebración del Cinco de Mayo en Estados Unidos, conlleva ciertas prácticas comerciales y culturales que son particularmente únicas de la idiosincrasia estadounidense.

En esta breve sesión comparto información con el fin de explicar qué significa realmente el cinco de mayo en el contexto histórico en México, al igual que las posibles derivaciones que llevaron esta fecha a ser la festividad que se celebra actualmente en Estados Unidos.

Recibimos desde Puerto Rico a una amiga de muchos años, quien es y ha sido una creadora de múltiples proyectos artísticos en diferentes disciplinas. Ella es Miosoti Alvarado, Mio.

En esta sesión nos enfocaremos en su más reciente proyecto musical llamado Piquete, así como el lanzamiento de su primer sencillo, "Fluir".

Piquete es una innovadora propuesta musical afro-puertorriqueña que Mio la define como neo-plena y bomba-groove.

En su propuesta, Miosoti ha fusionado ritmos tradicionales de bomba y plena, con bases rítmicas de géneros contemporáneos, manteniendo la sonoridad de los barriles de Bomba, panderos de Plena, guicharo, maracas, alfaia y otros instrumentos de percusión caribeña y brasileña.

Recibiendo la primavera de 2022 y celebrando el Mes Nacional de la Historia de la Mujer en marzo, les invitamos a disfrutar de esta charla con Mio y desde luego, del sencillo "Fluir".

Para conocer más del trabajo curatorial de Miosoti en el quehacer de la actividad cultural y artística en Puerto Rico, pueden seguirla en Instagram y Facebook. @dimelomio

Para videos, música y actualizaciones de Piquete, pueden visitar @piquetepr y seguir el canal de Piquete en YouTube.

As we honor all women during March 8th, International Women's Day, we have a conversation with visual artist, educator, singer, songwriter, and musician, Carmen Callender.

A long-life resident of Springfield, MA, Carmen enjoys creating different pieces of art, in different mediums such as music and murals. In this session, we will learn about the creation of her latest song, "Call of Duty" which is now available for streaming on music platforms, and YouTube.

You can check some of Carmen's music on: https://soundcloud.com/carmencallender

New York-based Grammy-nominated Mexican singer and composer, Magos Herrera has been busy during 2021, making new music, and continuing her musical journey, putting together elements from realms like chamber music, jazz, and Latin American roots and influences,

And she is coming to present in an intimate concert, a tasting of these multiple sound flavors, exploring the fusion of a string quartet and a jazz ensemble, joined by a string quartet drawn from members of the orchestral collective The Knights. “Remanso,” (Backwater) is a musical scrapbook Herrera composed during COVID-19 isolation. In this conversation with Magos Herrera, we catch up on what she has been working while in isolation, so even there were no live concerts, the music has never stop flowing.

The program will include new arrangements commissioned by Americas Society, songs included in the 2020 album Con Alma, and new original music written by Herrera with support from a Chamber Music Americas New Jazz Works grant.

Magos Herrera is having her show at Bombyx, Center for Arts and Equity in Florence, MA, on February 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available at bombyx.live

This program is also supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

To learn more about Magos Herrera's work, you can visit: https://www.magosherrera.com/

Rachel Eckroth is a renowned singer, songwriter, composer, and keyboard player, with a multifaceted approach to music that fits into the jazz umbrella, and at the same time explores musical landscapes that offer dramatic views of places that exist in the vast realm of the creativity and inspiration, using electronic sounds, effects, and an experimental view to what music can be.

In this session with Rachel Eckroth, we talk bout her latest album, The Garden, a Grammy-nominated recording for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. We learn about the inspiration behind this album and some of the pieces in it, all in preparation for her concert at Bombyx, Center for Arts and Equity, on December 29, 2021.

To learn more about Rachel Eckroth's work, you can visit racheleckroth.com

Listening to ÌFÉ performing live is to experience a cathartic, spiritual transmutation of what organically and digitally can be perceived as a purification through music. After the sublime performance of ÌFÉ at the Bombyx Center for the Arts & Equity in Florence, MA, we sat down with Otura Mun, leader and founder of ÌFÉ, to catch up and talk about his work.

And I say "to catch up" because we happen to know each other from the early 2000's rave and electronic music scene in Puerto Rico, when we shared the stage as DJs in multiple events. So, this session covers Mun's journey from his experience in Puerto Rico from 1999 until now, going from DJ and Selector, to producer and musician, now as ÌFÉ.

You will learn the meaning behind the concept of putting digital production elements into an organic performance of instruments that hold a sacred ancestry. Also, we go deeper into the concept of ÌFÉ's latest release, 0000+0000.

You can learn more about ÌFÉ, visiting ife-music.com Also, ÌFÉ is on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. We want to thank Cassandra Holden and Kyle Homstead at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity; and Edo Mor at Collider, for making this experience possible.

On November 12, 2021, and during the celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, the new Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity, hosted a special event during its inaugural season, bringing for the first time in this new venue, Native American & Hip Hop artist Supaman.

Supaman is Christian Takes Gun Parrish. He is a member of the Apsáalooke Nation in Montana. As Supaman his musical career started in 2005 by putting together dance, hip hop lyricism, and music, by blending both, Native American, and hip hop sound elements, into a way of expressing the celebration of life, and a contemporary approach of what culture means for Supaman and his people.

During this conversation, we learn about his origins as an artist, the evolution of the hip hop fusion with Native American dance, music, and the representation as contemporary culture, and the importance of learning through an experience like his show for awareness and appreciation of the Native American people. And we also talk about his latest album "Medicine Bundle" its meaning, and the messages embedded in its songs.

To learn more about Supaman, his music, shows, and videos, visit supamanhiphop.net

Also, you can find him on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

We want to thank Cassandra Holden and Kyle Homstead for their support in making this interview possible. You can visit bombyx.live to learn more about this new center for arts, and get updates of their upcoming events that will feature multiple talents from all over the world.